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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 808570" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>I am curious if anyone tested free AVs against PUAs (PUPs)?</p><p>WD on default settings can detect some PUAs. But it is probably not the maximum detection because there is a special anti-PUA setting available via PowerShell (used in ConfigureDefender).</p><p>On Kaspersky forum, I noticed that some users had problems with PUA detection:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?/topic/400797-kaspersky-free-protection-adware-toolbar-detection/[/URL]</p><p>I remember that there were also similar problems with BitDefender.</p><p>From my experience, Avast had an aggressive PUA scanner, but I am not sure how it works nowadays.</p><p></p><p>I think that most of home users' complaints about AVs, may have the source in PUA detection. On VirusTotal many AVs detect PUAs incorrectly, for example as trojans, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 808570, member: 32260"] I am curious if anyone tested free AVs against PUAs (PUPs)? WD on default settings can detect some PUAs. But it is probably not the maximum detection because there is a special anti-PUA setting available via PowerShell (used in ConfigureDefender). On Kaspersky forum, I noticed that some users had problems with PUA detection: [URL unfurl="true"]https://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?/topic/400797-kaspersky-free-protection-adware-toolbar-detection/[/URL] I remember that there were also similar problems with BitDefender. From my experience, Avast had an aggressive PUA scanner, but I am not sure how it works nowadays. I think that most of home users' complaints about AVs, may have the source in PUA detection. On VirusTotal many AVs detect PUAs incorrectly, for example as trojans, etc. [/QUOTE]
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